Members gathered outside of NYS Military Museum and Veterans Research Center for unveiling of Augmented Reality Display (Courtesy of Adam Mason)The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, located at 61 Lake Ave., has unveiled a new interactive augmented reality display featuring four prominent figures from the 1777 Battles of Saratoga, the turning point in the American Revolution. The Military Museum display is part of Saratoga 250’s ongoing county-wide commemorations leading up to next year’s semiquincentennial of the Battles of Saratoga, considered the turning point of America’s fight for independence. Underwritten by a grant from the Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs, the augmented reality exhibit at the Military Museum is among several such interactive displays located at other venues in Saratoga County, including the Saratoga Springs Public Library, the Saratoga Springs History Museum at Canfield Casino and the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitors Center. “We are so pleased here at the Military Museum to add these augmented reality banners that can give a voice to the history here in Saratoga,” said Richard Goldenberg, Director of Military History for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this summer, we are reminded that the words put to paper in 1776 were secured by the victories at Saratoga in 1777.”